Beth Bastian, a Web site project designer and mother of three in Los Angeles, is facing down soaring food costs and finding creative ways to put breakfast on the table.Bastian said she headed to her local Vaughn's grocery chain, which temporarily doubled the buying power of all coupons. Armed with a fistful of $1 coupons, she said she was able to get 45 boxes of $2 cereal for free.
"My opinion is that if you really look out for good deals, you can combat this, unlike the price of gas," said Bastian. "I was able to get all my cereal for free."
Bastian and other consumers could soon see some inflation relief including a drop in sky-high prices for some of the more notoriously inflated items, such as cereal and other grain products.
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